Universidad de Chile vs Curico Unido: prediction, preview, line-ups and odds for match on June 12, 2025
Chile Cup
Universidad de Chile and Curico Unido will play a return match in the round of 16 of the Chile Cup on June 12, 2025. The hosts of the arena will try to justify the status of the favourite, even in spite of not the best shape.
Preview: Universidad de Chile vs Curico Unido
The team from the capital has not won the championship since 2017. Still, it managed to become second and take the cup of the country. The current rival was relegated from the top Chilean division in 2023. Moreover, financial and sports troubles continued, and the team finished in the penultimate, 15th place, even in the Primera B. What saved the club was that Barnechea was left without 45 points, and then the licence was taken away.
This time, the team from Maule region looks better. It is unlikely that it will enter the top division directly, but there are hopes to become a participant in the play-offs. The representative of Santiago was the third left in the Copa Libertadores group with Estudiantes and Botafogo (as well as a clear outsider, Carabobo). Speaking about the championships, the team is in the lead, however, by points lost. At the same time, it was defeated in the first cup meeting – 1-2.
Aranguiz and the company score 2.36 goals in the championship, conceding an average of 1.0 goal in response. The guests have got a positive ratio, but the advantage in goals is small: 1.17 goals scored and1.0 goals conceded.
Universidad de Chile vs Curico Unido: key statistics and trends
- Universidad de Chile has won 1 of 4 previous matches.
- 45% of Universidad de Chile’s meetings have ended with “both teams to score: yes” and the average number of goals per game is 3.36.
- Curico Unido has won 3 of 5 previous fights.
- 50% of Curico Unido’s confrontations have brought “both teams to score: yes” and the average number of goals per match is 2.17.
Universidad de Chile vs Curico Unido: possible starting line-ups
Universidad de Chile (possible line-up): Castellon – Zaldivia, Calderon, Hormazabal – Sepulveda, Aranguiz, Altamirano, Diaz, Guerrero – Fernandez, Di Yorio.
Curico Unido (possible line-up): Munoz – Gonzalez, Meneses, Oliver, de la Fuente – Guisolfo, Herrera, Rojas – Fernandez, Bustamante, Leiva.
Previous head-to-head matches: Universidad de Chile vs Curico Unido
It is curious that Curico Unido had taken 2 victories and 1 defeat in 5 previous head-to-head matches before the current cup confrontation.
Free prediction for the match Universidad de Chile vs Curico Unido
The hosts are considered the clear favourites of the following battle. Still, the team is not in shape and will compete with a difficult opponent – it is reasonable to bet on “both teams to score: yes” (odd: 2.23).
